Assam Police nabs another Bangladeshi national, 108 so far
Guwahati: The Assam Police on Sunday apprehended yet another Bangladeshi national along the India-Bangladesh international border in Assam.
The foreign national has been identified as Md Nahid Hussain hailing from Madiripur in Dhaka.
According to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, more than 108 illegal Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested in the state so far.
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The Assam Police late Tuesday (October 1, 2024) night apprehended 12 Bangladeshi nationals from the Hatsingimari area of South Salmara-Mankachar district.
The 12 individuals were nabbed when they were trying to return to Bangladesh after a brief stay in different parts of India.
The group had entered India illegally through Meghalaya’s Dawki and proceeded to different cities of the country in search of job opportunities.
The Border Security Force (BSF) and Assam Police later deported them to Bangladesh after completion of the legal formalities.
Influx of Bangladeshi nationals into the Northeastern states, including Assam, has been on the rise ever since the neighbouring country has witnessed political unrest.
These Bangladeshi nationals sneak into India mostly through the porous borders of Assam and Tripura.
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Questioning of the apprehended foreign nationals revealed that they entered the country in search of job opportunities in major Indian cities.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Sunday said the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has nabbed as many as 256 illegal immigrants, including Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas, and 18 Indian agents during different checking drives conducted across various railway stations under its jurisdiction between January and September 2024.